Joseph Jastrow
Joseph Jastrow · Philosophy & Social Sciences
Early experimental psychologist and popularizer of the field
1863, Warsaw, Poland (Russian Empire) — 1944, Stockbridge, Massachusetts, USA
United States
Joseph Jastrow is recognized among Jewish contributors to Philosophy & Social Sciences — Early experimental psychologist and popularizer of the field
Joseph Jastrow was a pioneering American experimental psychologist who earned one of the first US doctorates in psychology, founded the psychology laboratory at the University of Wisconsin, and popularized the field, including the famous 'rabbit–duck' ambiguous figure. Born into a Jewish family in Warsaw — son of the noted rabbi and Talmudic scholar Marcus Jastrow — he emigrated to the United States as a child. His research on perception and his public lectures helped establish psychology as a science in America.
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Early experimental psychologist and popularizer of the field
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Psychology
